Stryker poised to report earnings

KALAMAZOO -- Medical-device maker Stryker Corp. will report its fourth quarter and year-end results after U.S. markets close Wednesday.

Investment analysts expect the Kalamazoo-based firm to post its eighth straight year of 20 percent earnings growth, according to Thompson Financial Network.

The report could give a boost to the company's stock price, which has been hammered by investors over the past few weeks.

Stryker, which makes orthopedic implants and medical and surgical equipment, doesn't comment on earnings before the report is made public, said J. Patrick Anderson, Stryker's vice president for corporate affairs.